Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I say now -- and I hope he's not only listening, but understanding -- unless this bill is substantially changed, if it's enforced in the territories; we will either have to abandon the traditional way of living on the land or we, in the territories, will become a nation of criminals. Most of the regular hunters in the territories, especially the aboriginal hunters and those who hunt with them, will be compulsorily jailed for breaching this new made-for-cities law: by loaning a firearm, by storing it in someone else's hunting shack or boat; or, by being unable to afford or understand the sophisticated registration requirements.

I would like to ask, will Mr. Rock and his government help us to build the new jails we would need in every part of the Northwest Territories to house these persons who, on first offence, will be charged by indictment and who will face a compulsory one-year jail term minimum on the second offence. Or, better still, perhaps we could ask his agreement to make the Northwest Territories one giant corrections camp for people who offend the new firearms law. Perhaps we could create an on-the-land corrections facility throughout the Northwest Territories. I hope someone is listening, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

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